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MLS end of season awards

The Major League Soccer Season is coming to an end and they have announced three finalists for each of its 2014 awards on Thursday, with the winners to be announced in the coming weeks. See all the awards and finalists here.

'We Stand Alone'

Watch this trailer for a movie that tells the story of the Liberian national amputee soccer team and their bid for the 2011 CANAF Cup in Accra, Ghana and then learn more here.

USMNT vs Ireland Recap

Caution: Hard to watch.

Cheeky move by goalie

German national goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is known for his superb foot skills. One of his hopeful successors, Marvin Schwabe, isn’t so shabby himself, as the 19-year-old demonstrates during a 2-0 German U-20 victory over Poland when Mariusz Stepinski tries to rob him.

Dispersal Draft

MLS will hold the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft on Wednesday, to distribute players of that team around the league. Read more here.

Garber talks expansion

The league announced Wednesday that representatives from Las Vegas, Minneapolis and Sacramento are set to make presentations to league representatives in a Thursday meeting at the league’s headquarters. Read more here.

Now that is a tifo

The above video is drone footage taken at the club’s Estadio Atanasio Girardot Medellin prior to Saturday night’s game against Deportivo Cali. The banner was created and displayed as a tribute for the club’s 101st birthday, which was Friday, the day before.